# What to see in Lyon: the 10 must-sees

Vieux-Lyon, Fourvière, the Presqu'île and Croix-Rousse: the essentials of Lyon according to travel blogs and TripAdvisor.

- 10 votes · 12 items
- Dec 4, 2025 · Julien André
- https://even.best/en/l/257/what-to-see-in-lyon-the-10-must-sees

## Top 10

1. **Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Basilica completed in 1896 at the top of the hill, with the best view over the city. <https://www.fourviere.org/>
2. **Vieux-Lyon and its traboules** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — UNESCO-listed Renaissance quarter criss-crossed by secret passageways through courtyards.
3. **Roman Theatres of Fourvière** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The great theatre and odeon of Lugdunum, which host the Nuits de Fourvière festival in summer.
4. **Musée des Confluences** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Science and society museum in a glass-and-steel building at the tip of the Presqu'île. <https://www.museedesconfluences.fr/>
5. **Place Bellecour** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of Europe's largest squares, with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV.
6. **Mur des Canuts** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Europe's largest trompe-l'œil mural, in Croix-Rousse.
7. **Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — In a former abbey on Place des Terreaux, one of France's largest art museums. <https://www.mba-lyon.fr/>
8. **Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The benchmark covered food market, with quenelles and Mère Richard's cheeses.
9. **Festival of Lights** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Every year around 8 December, the city lights up for four nights.
10. **Saint-Jean Cathedral** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gothic cathedral in Vieux-Lyon with a 14th-century astronomical clock.
11. **Croix-Rousse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hill of the canuts, the silk workers, with its slopes and the Maison des Canuts.
12. **Parc de la Tête d'Or** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 117-hectare city park with a lake, free zoo and rose garden.

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